2011 Gallery

Highlight from 2011 events.

PES Luncheon (2011-11-15)

In this presentation, Mr. Tony Weekes focused on the first application of this WAMS Measurement System in a recent commissioning of a new Brichtree SVC and how the PMU infrastructure was very important to the successful coordinated tuning of the controls.

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Advanced Embedded Systems Workshop (2011-11-04)

This hands-on workshop introduced undergraduate and graduate students to advanced features of the TI MSP430 microprocessor and its uses in embedded applications.

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1st Year Review Session (2011-11-01)

UMIEEE hosted a review session prior to the Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering midterm exam.

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IEEE Xtreme 5.0 (2011-10-22)

Pictures from the 15 students from UMIEEE that participated in the IEEE Xtreme Programming Challenge 5.0.

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PES Luncheon (2011-10-18)

In this presentation, Dr. Ming Yu shared some of the latest developments of RTDS Technologies Inc.

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EPEC 2011 (2011-10-03)

The annual Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC 2011) took place in Winnipeg, MB, Canada from October 3 to 5, 2011. EPEC 2011 served as a forum for experts in Electrical Power and Energy to disseminate their recent research outcomes and exchange views on the future research directions of these fields.

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Beginners Embedded Systems Workshop (2011-10-03)

In this hands-on workshop, students were introduced to the Texas Instruments MSP430 LaunchPad development board and use it to build a simple embedded system.

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GOLD: Becoming a P.Eng. (2011-09-21)

In this presentation, Julian Nedohin-Macek, P. Eng. explained the process of turning your degree into a professional designation.

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PES Luncheon (2011-09-20)

In this presentation, Mr. Koop will present LiDAR survey technologies as used by W.I.R.E. Services.

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Orbital Dynamics (2011-07-14)

In this tutorial, Mr. Greg Linton explained the six orbital elements and different types of orbits using the Satellite Tool Kit (STK).

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PES Luncheon (2011-06-28)

In this presentation, Dr. Wenjie Zhang will discuss the fundamental understanding of the cascading outages and the need to research and develop advanced tools for the grid operators to identify and control the risk of cascading outages that would lead to large area of blackouts.

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GOLD BBQ (2011-06-23)

IEEE Winnipeg GOLD hosted a BBQ at Assiniboine Park for all current and perspective IEEE members.

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UofM Capstone Awards 2011 (2011-05-19)

On May 19, 2011, the IEEE Winnipeg Section handed out the awards to the best Capstone Design Projects from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Manitoba.

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PES Luncheon (2011-05-17)

This presentation will explore the concept of dynamic phasor and how it is used to model the AC network dynamics. The application of this technique is demonstrated for analyzing the interactions between (a) two nearby HVDC converters and (b) torsional interactions between the generator-turbine unit and the AC network.

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PES Luncheon (2011-04-19)

In this presentation, Janet Wheatley will discuss the design, coordination, and construction challenges of the Riel Reliability Improvement Initiative Project from the project management perspective.

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Embedded Systems Workshop (2011-03-27)

In this hands-on workshop, UMARS and UMIEEE students were introduced to the Texas Instruments MSP430 LaunchPad development board and used it to build a simple embedded system.

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Space Law (2011-03-24)

In this presentation, Captain Justin Boileau and Mr. Greg Linton from the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies will provide an overview of Space Law in today's society.

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PES Luncheon (2011-03-15)

In this presentation, Jared Waddell will provide an overview of the history of Single Wire Earth Return distribution system and the implementations in rural Mongolia including technical issues pertaining the planning, protection and grounding.

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My 1st QSL (2011-02-21)

On February 21, 2011, members of the Winnipeg amateur radio community mentored new ham operators from the University of Manitoba in the use of hand-held radios, repeaters, and more.

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PES Luncheon (2011-02-15)

In this presentation, Francisco Gomez will introduce a measurement based High Voltage Direct Current (HVdc) power order reduction scheme for stabilizing large interconnected power systems after the occurrence of severe disturbances.

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Computer Vision in Robotics Competitions (2011-01-20)

IEEE Robotics and Control Seminar on "Use of Computer Vision in Robotics Competitions: A Case Study for Humanoid Robots", by Drs. Jacky Baltes and Chi Tai Cheng, Dept. of Computer Science, U. of Manitoba, January 20, 2011.

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Posted on March 27, 2011 by Dario Schor
Updated on December 12, 2011 by Dario Schor